Unlikely duo Usher, Tim Tebow lead community service in New Orleans

It’s not every day that a superstar singer and athlete team to help rebuild a high school.

As part of AllState’s annual Sugar Bowl service project, singer Usher and former NFL star Tim Tebow were on hand to help renovate Einstein Charter Schools’ athletic facilities.

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Painting and cleaning was underway in the New Orleans school’s multipurpose and weightlifting room on Dec. 31 as volunteers also installed tennis nets.

"Reality is, to much whom is given, much is required," Usher told WGNO. "So, to be a mentor and to support young men and women also who are actually being mentors and supporting these young men and women. I just want to be here to recognize them as well as to do some work myself."

Tebow, a two-time NCAA Champion turned MLB star, remarked on how excited the students were over the new equipment.

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“Their eyes are getting big and it’s just — ‘that’s gonna be for us?’ ‘Yeah, man, that’s for y’all.’ That’s so cool,” he said.

Usher’s New Year’s Eve was a busy one. Following his volunteering, the Atlanta-based crooner took the stage at AllState Fan Fest on “Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.” There, the star performed hits including "OMG" and “Yeah!”